HERE IN CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, UC DAVIS JUST LAUNCHED TWO CLINICAL TRIALS FOR COVID-19 PATIENT RIGHT NOW, THERE IS NOT A FDA APPROVED TREATMENT FOR THE VIRUS. >> KCRA 3’S VICKI GONZALEZ MET WITH THE MEDICAL SCHOOL DEAN ABOUT TWO DIFFERENT DRUGS THAT MAY SERVE AS TREATMENTS FOR THIS VIRUS. THIS COMES AS U DAVIS MEDICAL CENTER IS TREATING OR TESTING MORE PEOPLE THAN EVER FOR COVID-19. TODAY THEY RAMPED UP TO 200 TESTS DAILY, WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF 1400 TESTS EACH DAY. WHEN IT COMES TO THESE TRIAL THEY ARE SPECIFICALLY LOOKING FOR COVID-19 PATIENTS WITH POOR LUNG FUNCTION, BECAUSE THE DRUGS ADDRESS RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS. AS COVID 19 CASES CONTINUE TO RISE, UC DAVIS NICKEL SCHOOL IS RACING TO FIND A TREATMENT. -- MEDICAL SCHOOL IS RACING TO FIND A TREATMENT. >> THESE TRIALS WERE UP AND RUNNING AND ABOUT A WEEK. TH IS RECORD TIME. >> THE FIRST USING A DRUG ALREADY TESTED IN HUMANS FOR THE TREATMENT OF EBOLA. AND USED IN ANIMALS FOR SARS AND MERS. THE SECOND IS TESTING A DRUG WHICH IS CURRENTLY BEING USED TO TREA RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS. >> THERE IS PRELIMINARY DATA TO SHOW IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL WITH PNEUMONIA. >> THE TRIALS ARE LOOKING FOR COVID-19 PATIENTS WITH COMPROMISED LUNGS. THEY ARE LIMITED TO PATIENTS WHO ARE ACUTELY ILL. IF YOU THINK YOU MIGHT BE A CANDIDATE, YOUR DOCTOR CAN REFER YOU. >> THE MEDICAL SCHOOL DISCOURAGES PEOPLE TRYING PHARMACEUTICALS AND UNPROVEN TREATMENTS WITHOUT A PHYSICIAN. >> THESE ARE DRUGS THAT ARE DRUGS. DRUGS HAVE SIDE EFFECTS. IT IS IMPORTANT TO MONITOR, PARTICULARLY IN PATIENTS THAT ARE CRITICALLY ILL, WHAT THE OUTCOME MIGHT BE. >> THE FASTER THEY BECOME CLINICAL TRIAL PARTICIPANTS, THE QUICKER MEDICAL RESEARCHERS WILL BE TO A TREATMENT. >> SOME OF US REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS LIKE WITH HIV IN THE 1980’S. THAT SHIFTED DRAMATICALLY TO NOW. WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IS TAKE ALL WE LEARNED WITH THAT AND PUT IT IN A SHORT TIMEFRAME. >> BOTH OF THESE WILL INVOLVE ROUGHLY 400 PATIENTS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. THEY ARE WORKI WITH MEDICAL SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. INCENTIVE COMPETING T

A UC Davis faculty member has tested positive for the coronavirus.The university said the faculty member was traveling in Europe and developed symptoms on March 19 after they returned to the U.S.The faculty member has been at home and has not been on campus since March 5.UC Davis also said a student tested positive after returning home from a UC study aboard program in Spain. That student is self-isolating at home.

A UC Davis faculty member has tested positive for the coronavirus.

The university said the faculty member was traveling in Europe and developed symptoms on March 19 after they returned to the U.S.

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The faculty member has been at home and has not been on campus since March 5.

UC Davis also said a student tested positive after returning home from a UC study aboard program in Spain. That student is self-isolating at home.